How to Make Aged Butter
Age butter by putting it into mason jars and covering the top of the jar with cheesecloth. Tie the cheesecloth to the top to make a cap and let it sit at 70 degrees for one year.

Orange Spice Sugar Cookies

"Cardamom represents my Scandinavian background and reminds me of the holidays because you just get this warming feeling when you taste it."— Britt-Marie Horrocks Culey, owner of Coquette Patisserie

Combine 1 1/3 cups all-purpose flour, 1/2 cup powdered sugar and 1/2 teaspoon salt in a food processor. Add in 2 sticks unsalted cold butter chunks and process until the butter is pea sized. Add 1/2 teaspoon vanilla bean paste, 1/4 teaspoon ground cardamom, 1/2 teaspoon orange zest,2 egg yolks and 1/8 cup heavy whipping cream to the processor all at once. Process until it just comes together. Empty out onto a table and work in the last bit of crumbles until just combined. Do not overwork. Roll into 2-inch logs, wrap in plastic and refrigerate for 24 hours. Cut 1/4-inch slices from the logs, and place each cookie round about 2 inches apart on an ungreased cookie sheet. Bake at 375 degrees for 10 to 15 minutes. Dip one half of each cookie in melted dark chocolate, then top with orange zest and sprinkles.

Rise and Shine Sugar Cookies

"The turbinado sugar adds more of a caramel, molasses flavor." — Adam Gidlow, co-owner of On the Rise Bakery